Jaiden Gary

Jaiden Gary celebrates his throw in the shot put

Jaiden Gary readies for his weight throw

Position:
Throws
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Chicago, IL
High School:
Proviso East

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2025-26
Season Best:
SP (ITF) - 18.12m // Blue Demon Holiday Invite (12/12/2025)
WT (ITF) - 18.31m // Blue Demon Alumni Classic (02/13/2026)
SP (OTF) - 18.07m // Gibson Invitational (04/17-04/18/2026)
DT (OTF) - 50.49m // BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (05/14-05/16/2026)
HT (OTF) - 51.26m // Joyce Morton-Keif Invite (03/27-03/28/2026)

Outdoor:

Won the shot put at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships with a distance of 17.98m (05/14-05/16/2026).
Threw a personal best mark of 50.49m in the discus to place third at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (05/14-05/16/2026).
Placed 6th in the hammer throw at the Joyce Morton-Kief Invite with a personal best mark of 51.26m (03/27-03/28/2026).
Made his second appearance in the shot put at the NCAA West Regionals (05/27-05/30/2026).

Indoor:

Took home the silver medal in the shot put at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships after throwing a mark of 17.59m (02/27-02/28/2026).
Threw a personal best mark of 18.31m in the weight throw to take 3rd place at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships (02/27-02/28/2026).

2024-25
Season Best:
SP (ITF) - 18.58m // Badgers Midwest Invite (01/11/2025)
WT (ITF) - 16.36m // 2025 Blue Demon Alumni Classic (02/08/2025)
SP (OTF) - 18.28m // NCAA West Preliminary Round (05/28 - 05/31/2025)
DT (OTF) - 47.83m // Gary Wieneke Memorial (05/02 - 05/03/2025)
HT (OTF) - 44.09m // Gary Wieneke Memorial (05/02 - 05/03/2025)

Indoor:

Took home gold in the men’s shot put at the 2025 BIG EAST Indoor Track & Field Championships with a distance of 17.74m (2/28).
Competed in the men’s shot put at the Meyo Invitational and took 2nd with a distance of 17.37m (1/31).
Threw the farthest in the men’s shot put at the NCC Heenan Invitational - 2025 with a distance of 17.18m (1/18).
Landed 3rd in the men’s shot put with a distance of 17.12m at the 2024 Blue Demon Holiday Invite (12/13).

Outdoor:

Threw a personal best of 44.09m in the hammer to take 9th place at the Gary Wieneke Memorial (05/02 - 05/03).
Placed 3rd in the discus at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships with a throw of 47.77m (05/15 - 05/17).
Took home the gold medal in the shot put at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships with a mark of 18.17m which qualified him for the NCAA West First Round (05/15 - 05/17).
Threw a season best mark of 18.28m in the shot put at the NCAA West First Round to finish in 21st place (05/28 - 05/31).